Shake yourself from the dust and arise. Loose the bonds from your neck.
Have you ever had a moment that seemed to transcend your current reality and circumstances and filled you up with so much weighty joy? The kind that if you try to recreate it when it's gone, like a junkie chasing a high, or that second bite of cake never as good as the first, you… Continue reading Deep Joy: Echoes of Eden
Meekness is the word of the month at the jiu jitsu gym where I train. Friends circled up after 30 mins of trying to choke each other, the concept of meekness went over our heads. At first glance meekness seems like weakness or submissiveness. One argues that it is not a masculine trait to be… Continue reading Blessed are the Meek?
Quest. 1. What is the chief end of man?Ans. 1. Man’s chief end is to glorify God,(1) and to enjoy him forever.(2) (1) I Cor. 10:31; Rom. 11:36.(2) Ps. 73:25-28. Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question 1 We ask ourselves "What is the meaning of life?" Scripture answers it. There is an end, a purpose, a telos.… Continue reading Westminster Wednesdays: What is the chief end of man?
I'm going to start a new series where I will occasionally post some thoughts and meditations on various doctrinal and confessional standards, starting with the Westminster Shorter Catechism (WSC). I'll call it Westminster Wednesdays or something like that. We catechize our son (see below for what that means) every night, singing songs made to help… Continue reading Confessions, Creeds, and Catechisms
Edinburgh Castle 5 For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.6 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.7 On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. 8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God… Continue reading Of Truer Substance: A Meditation on Psalm 62
Awake! Put on strength! 